vs Lowe s Mona Monkey

Exobasidium splendidum compared with Cercopithecus lowei

Key Differences

• is Least Concern while Lowe s Mona Monkey is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Lowe s Mona Monkey
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Cercopithecidae (Old World Monkeys)
Genus	Exobasidium	Cercopithecus
Species	Exobasidium splendidum	Cercopithecus lowei

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Lowe s Mona Monkey

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Lowe s Mona Monkey
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

Lowe s Mona Monkey

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Exobasidium splendidum is a parasitic basidiomycete fungus that forms galls and hypertrophied growths on the leaves and stems of host plants in the heath family. It inhabits boreal and montane habitats where Ericaceae shrubs such as Arctostaphylos grow. This parasitic fungus deforms host plant tissue to extract nutrients during its reproductive phase.